Honored as the Outstanding International Discipline Leader of SIP, Dr. Rong Yan is currently the Deputy Programme Director of MA in Child Development and Family Education and a Senior Associate Professor of Psychology at Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University. Before coming to XJTLU, he was a Full Professor of Applied Linguistics and Deputy Dean of the School of English Language, Literature Culture, Beijing International Studies University. Dr. Yan obtained his Ph.D. from the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2007. Two years later, he went to the Patton College of Education, Ohio University, to further his study in bilingual education as a post-doc researcher. Dr. Yan has presented his work internationally and served on various committees in China, the US, and Canada, including the Chinese Psychological Association, China National Society of Early Childhood Education, Association for Childhood Education International, Center for Language Acquisition Precision Education (CLAPE), Family-School-Community Education Professional Committee of China Family Education Institute and Special Education Specialist Committee of SIP. His primary research areas are social and educational psychology, special/inclusive education and language acquisition in early and middle childhood. So far, as PI and key member, he has completed more than 20 research projects, funded by NSSF, MOE and the Beijing Municipal Government, etc. With more than 20 years of teaching and research experience , he has published 5 books and over 40 research articles. In 2013, Dr. Yan received the Top Award for Outstanding Education Research by Beijing Municipal Education Commission.

Social and Educational Psychology

Special Education/Inclusive Education focusing on Social and Cognitive Development of Autistic Children

Language Education in Early and Middle Childhood   

Senior Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, Department of Educational Studies, Academy of Future Education, Xian-Jiaotong Liverpool University 05/2021-Present

Associate Dean, Institute of Leadership and Education Advanced Development (ILEAD) at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) 03/2019 - 05/2021

Professor, School of English Language, Literature and Culture, Beijing International Studies University 12/2012 - 03/2019

Guest Professor, Center for Language Acquisition Precision Education (CLAPE), Canada 03/2017 - Present

Dean, Research Center for Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, BISU; Associate Director, Center for Language Cognition, BISU 01/2014 - 10/2016

Visiting Scholar, OISE, University of Toronto, Canada 02-08/2014

Associate Professor/ Associate Dean, School of English Language, Literature and Culture, Beijing International Studies University 07/2007- 12/2012

Visiting Scholar, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan 09/2012

Lecturer, School of English Language, Literature and Culture Beijing International Studies University 09/2000 -09/2007

Visiting Scholar, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Canada 04/2012

International Program Coordinator, Office of International Programs of Shaanxi Normal University 09/1994-09/2000

Developmental Psychology

Educational Placement

Language Development and Bilingual Education

Educational Research Methodology

Cognitive Pragmatics

Academic Writing

Outstanding International Discipline Leader by SIP, Suzhou 2022

Top Award for Outstanding Master Degree Program Supervisor by Beijing International Studies University 2014

Top Award for Outstanding Educational Research by Beijing Municipal Education Commission 2013

Outstanding Research Achievement Award(Top Class) honored by Beijing International Studies University 2012

Outstanding Research Achievement Award(1st Class) honored by Beijing International Studies University 2011

Outstanding Research Achievement Award(2nd Class) honored by Beijing International Studies University 2010

Outstanding Research Achievement Award(3rd Class) honored by Beijing International Studies University 2008